Christine Schinagl, Cutting for Business

Since 2015, Christine Schinagl has been helping crafters start and run craft businesses through her blog, Cutting for Business. As a Silhouette and Cricut crafter herself, she has a unique take on what works and what doesn't work in the craft business world. She also enjoys teaching other crafters how to create digital SVG designs, available through the Design with Me series.

I know that February is a short month, but it just seemed to fly by this year! My favorite post this month was probably the online map of local craft stores. Why? Because I’ve had several tiny vinyl retailers email me to thank me for new customers that they’ve received because of the map. That …

Spring sports are starting and let me remind you – parents whose kids play sports are used to shelling out money for gear! Why not offer some generic sports gear to your customers? Here’s a design to start your collection. Feel free to use commercially, but you cannot sell the file itself. Save this post …

I’ve talked a lot about mockups on the Cutting for Business blog. Today, let’s wrangle all those posts into one easy to find resource. Plus, I’m having a little giveaway – make sure you read through to the end and enter. (Click any picture to go to the post.) How to Create Mockups in Silhouette …

Three of my kids have their half birthdays coming up! Don’t know what a half birthday is? You must not have kids with birthdays during the summer. Here at our schools, if your child has a birthday during the summer they can bring in treats at their ‘half birthday’. It’s 6 months from your actual …

Do you draw? Do you use Silhouette Studio? Do you have a Mac computer? Do you have an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil? If you answered yes to all these – then this tutorial is for you! You can take all these things and combine them together to use your iPad Pro as a drawing …

Wedding season is fast approaching and this year I am excited because I get to plan the decorations for my uncle’s wedding in August! Just another reason to spend countless hours in my craft room with my Silhouettes and Cricuts! 🙂 Today, I’m happy to share a free engagement SVG – Off the Market with …

There’s a handful of tutorials on how to create product mockups on the Cutting for Business blog. Most of these tutorials are geared towards Silhouette Studio users. Since so many Cricut users have been asking me how to create product mockups in Design Space, here’s a quick tutorial. How to Create Product Mockups in Cricut …

If you are a member of the Cutting for Business Insider’s Club on Facebook, you may remember that I got a scroll saw for Christmas. I’ve used it several times and feel that I am comfortable enough with it to write a tutorial today! What is a Scroll Saw? A scroll saw looks similar to a …

TGIF! It’s been a long week, and I am thrilled it’s Friday! Before I sign off for the weekend, I wanted to not only give you a free St. Patrick’s Day SVG, but walk you through the steps to create it. Tutorial: Shamrock SVG in Silhouette Studio Note: This is an older tutorial. You can …